Hello there! My name is Siham Muhumed, I just finished my freshman year here at Augsburg University and am now a sophomore in college. During high school, I managed to take PSEO courses throughout my junior and senior years and I feel like that's what gave me the skills I needed for college along with taking CIS, AP, and AVID courses. Now with all the skills I developed from those courses during high school, I can say I prepared myself in a great manner in terms of what's expected of me as a college students. Developing the skills and the understanding needed about college at the high school stage and below is something I learned is greatly important, especially for first-generation college students such as myself. That's one of the reasons why I am a great candidate to receive scholarships. At a time when inflation is on the rise, a lot of college students have tuition, and other costs they need to pay which isn't getting any easier as the costs of everything keep escalating. These scholarships will not only ease the loans I need to pay, but will also make it easier for me to study, and do more hands-on activities in biology and research; enough for me to prepare for the dental hygiene degree I'm aiming for.